Microsoft’s Emissions Surge Thanks To AI Boom
The post Microsoft’s Emissions Surge Thanks To AI Boom appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline Microsoft on Thursday reported its carbon emissions swelled last year as the software giant built new data centers, marking a setback for its climate goals as booming AI demand is expected to drive a sharp increase in global emissions over the next decade. Demand for AI is expanding, but sustainability solutions are “not scaling fast enough,” Microsoft reported. Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Key Facts Microsoft emitted 20 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent—a measurement of all greenhouse gases as if they were carbon dioxide—last year, a 25% increase from the 16 million metric tons emitted in 2024, the company said in its annual sustainability report. Microsoft President Brad Smith and Chief Sustainability Officer Melanie Nakagawa said in the report that while AI infrastructure is driving demand for energy, water, land and materials, “sustainabili